Georgia

Saturday, July 2, 1994

Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall with winds over 65 miles per hour. As Alberto settled over Georgia it dropped nearly 30 inches of rain in the towns of Americus and Macon. Over 500,000 people in seven counties went without potable drinking water for as long as a week. Thirty counties in central Georgia declared states of emergency.

Citizen Corps

Get Involved in Preparing your Community. Citizen Corps, Homeland Security's grassroots effort, localizes preparedness messages and provides opportunities for citizens to get emergency response training; participate in community exercises; and volunteer to support local first responders. To learn more and to get involved, contact your nearest Citizen Corps Council by visiting www.citizencorps.gov.

Localized Ready Programs

Georgia The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) localized the Ready Campaign in January 2008, including three television spots (Meeting Place, Cell Phone, and Tomato Paste) and two radio spots in varying lengths (Meeting Place and Food). The ads fulfill to a local Georgia Web site, http://www.ready.ga.gov. The Metro Atlanta UASI Region's citizen preparedness project also localized the television PSA in September 2009. GEMA held a Severe Weather Awareness Ceremony and Ready Georgia launch event hosted by Governor Sonny Perdue in January 2008